The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-08-12
Wisconsin Items,

Wisconsin Items,
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 2, 7075@1O14c.
gorn-No. 3, 40494O1lc. Oats-No. 2,
2sEe, Rye-No. !, 4511c. Barley-No. 2,
6OAc.
Hon. David l. Mills, an old settler OK
Rock County, died at Evansville few
DAYS ago, aged seventy-two years. He
was one of the founders OF the Evansville
seminary, and was an active and energetic
citizen.
William White came near dying at Eau
Claire recently from the effects of poison
absorbed from pair of socks that had
been dyed with coloriug containing arsenic
or other poisonous matter
A horr. bic accident occurred at Marsh.
field the other day. While unloading fat
cars of oak plank the fastenings gave way
and the falling lumber terribly mangled
three men, j0hu Bruitt, John Schwartz
and August Meyer. Bruitt died in few
minutes Schwartz was dangerously in
iured, and if he recovered he would be a
cripple for life
A fire at WasAburn destroyed the feed
and supply store Of William o'Neil e Go.
the other afternoon.
the committee appointed by the g. A.
R. of Wisconsin to select site for the
new home, to be known as the Wisconsin
Veterans Home has selected the one Of
fered by the people OF Waupaca. The
property selecte is at the chain OF lake;
three miles west of Waupaca, land is known
as Green wood Park Possession Will be
given September / next
The Roman Catholic Bishops and priests
OF all the dioceses in Wisconsin will meet
at the Jesuits' headquarters in Prairie du
CHEN, August "A and IS.
Hamilton Nelson, aged seventy-six years.
died in Beloit few days ago, after linger-
ing illness. He was one of the earliest set
tiers of the State His marriage was one
of the first reeorded in Wauke5ha County
or the State, and took place in August,
1888. He had lived many years in Beloit.
Harry Penny, an eight-yearsold orphan,
while playing on the river bank at james
vile the other evening fell into the W ateT
and was drowned.
Captain Ewing, of Baraboo, aged seven
ty.six years. an old lake captain, for the
last seven years resident of Sank Couns
ty, was adjudged insane the other day.
Captain Gilbert Knapp, the founder Of
Racine, died the other morning. Captain
Knapp was born at Chatham. Cape Cod,
Mass, December 3, 1898. At fifteen years
of age he began his career as a sailor He
was in the war of 1919 as masters mate Oh
board the Leo, a private armed vessel Ii
was in 1918 that he first discovered Ra.
cine, and in 1884 he settled there With
Gufdon S. Hubbard. He was several
times a member of the Legislature of Wis
consih in an early day, and again repre-
scented his district in the Legislature dur
ing the late war.
Green Lake County farmers are trying
to prevent the chinch-bugs from destroy
ing the corn by using paris green and
kerosene.
The eighth annual encampment of Mo.
mona Lake Assembly opened near Madi-
sou a few days ago with an attendance Of
fifteen hundred, which promised TO be
much larger. The campers represented all
the Northwestern States.
Frank Rogers got caught in a net while
he was in swimming near Mazomanie
few days ago and was drowned before as
sistance could be rendered.
An immense bed of cement rock of
great value, was recently discovered on
the lake shore, seven miles north of Mil
waukee.
The exposition building of the Brown
County Fair Association will be 70X1T0
feet The contract has been let for 81, $50.
Emma Herman murdered her illegimlte
child at GAINESVILLE the other night The
child was stabbed several times and aft
erward its brains were knocked out on
the edge of barrel. The mother was I'M
der arrest
Superior and West Superior, in Doug.
las County, were recently organized as one
village
Part of the marsh on the causeway con.
Meeting the north and south sides of La
Crosse is to be filed up for an exposition
building.
A recent fire in the woods east Of Black
River Falls swept over large area of Gran.
berry swamp and consumed large fields OF
blueberries.
Farmers in the vicinity of GAINESVILLE
have commenced feeding their stock, there
not being grass enough to sustain life.
Farmers who have thrashed their grain
report about one-ffth crop. The drought
was the severest ever Known in that Sec
ton.
The principal cranberry producing coun-
ties in the State, Juneau, jackson and
Wood, promise the largest crop ever pro
duced there.
The total value Of Milwaukee real es-
tate, according to the assessment lists for
the current year just completed is $33, $685.
205, an increase of g, 147, 325 over the as
sessment of a year ago. Personal-prop-
erty assessments amount to 49, Ola, 995, an
increase of 81, 46S 491
News was received at Madison few
days ago of the death at Jacksonville, Fla,
Of Rev. Eleazor Root, d. D., an Episcopal
clergyman, at the age Of eighty five years.
He was the founder of Carroll college,
Waukesha; member Of the first Terri
torial convention of Wisconsin; the first
State Superintendent of Public Instrucs
ton, and member Of the first Board of
Regents of the Wisconsin University.
The barn of d farmer named Arnold, at
Germantown, Washington County, was
destroyed by fire few afternoons ago,
and his little boy. who caused the fire by
playing with matches, persisted in the
| flames.
A recent fire at Orfordville, Rock Couu-
| ty, destroyed Hanson's tobacco warehouse
Loss, g, 500.
The buildings on the Search farm, near
GAINESVILLE, were destroyed by fire the
other afternoon. The house was the one
| in which Mr.. Search and his wife were
murdered about one year ago.
William Carlin, of the east part OF Pal
myra, died at his home the other day, after
an illness of four weeks, aged about sew
! enty years. He had been resident Of
/ Wisconsin since the year 1896.
Dell Moon, the notorious horse thief g.
criminal, who has BEEN terror to /
| Claire, Eounty. was arrested the OF
day on charge Of obtaining goods un
false pretenses.